I listend to Jeremy Vine for the first time this week - is he dreadful or is it just me???

Question

My partner says he is a well respected but I can just not believe that, his show was like a mixture of daytime tv trash and the Daily Mail. He is partonising, arrogant, pushy, sensationalist, narrow-minded, and really quite c**p. if he is trying to be a hard hitting journalist, and winding people up intentionally then it falls flat on its face, Paxman has little to worry about - I expect this is how he is trying to come across but fails miserable, it's like he tried and missed by a long mark and it's so transparent. Is it just me, I cannot explain how irritating this show was, I won't be listening again that's for sure.

Answer 1

Yes he is very Daily Mail, but maybe he is just playing this role to satisfy all the moaning old whinging right wingers out there.  personally I can't stand his show, I have had the misfortune to come across it a couple of times and now I stay well clear.  It's worrying that it is so popular though.

Answer 2

listen to radio 2 all the time but turn off Jeremy Vine

Answer 3

It's just you - don't listen again!

For the record - I don't listen (I'm a Radio 1 man til 10am and then it's radio 4 all day) but lots of folk do - they must, otherwise the show would  get axed!

Answer 4

it's not just you, I've had this conversation with a few people, how on EARTH did he get this show on Radio 2??  He should be doing a 'Kilroy' type trashy daytime thing on TV.  I agree he irritates the heck out of me the right wing pompous arrogant so and so.

Answer 5

You are absolutely right I think.  I have to turn him off when he comes on the radio, I can't bear his smarmy, patronising attitude.  He is just so smug, and his voice......... aaarrgh.

Answer 6

I can't bear him either, I mean I really can't listen to him without it spoiling my day, if I happen to come across his show in the car I have to turn it off or I would be sure to smash into somebody.

Answer 7

It's definitely not just you!  I have listened once or twice, and it makes me cringe.  I too fail to see how anybody could listen to this with half a brain.  dumbing down yet again I guess.

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You are definitely not alone!

Answer 8

I hear you - trash trash trash trash trash.  Made for people who can't think for themselves.  But then, there are a lot of those in the UK.  No wonder it's so popular. Bleaters.  Ughh.  makes me feel ill just thinking of him and his smarmy voice.